LOS ANGELES – After flirting with the idea of leaving California to run for Congress in Texas, Republican Rep. Darrell Issa said Thursday he's staying put.

“I can hold this seat. I’m not quitting on California and neither should anyone else,” Issa, who represents a district anchored in San Diego County, said in a statement.

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Issa's brief, footloose impulse was prompted by the November approval of a new U.S. House map in California that drastically reshaped some districts — including his own — in advance of the midterm elections. Spearheaded by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, the rejiggered districts are intended to tip as many as five GOP seats to Democrats next year to offset President Donald Trump’s moves in Texas to gain five Republican seats.

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